New Fender Limited Edition Mike Kerr Jaguar Bass

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These have been popping up at a couple of vendors now, with no indication of a release date whatsoever. I do love the idea though of a 30 inch Jag Bass that's a bit more upscale than the Squier one from a couple of years ago. And I dig the incredibly named Tiger's Blood Orange. What do you guys think?

Link to a Swiss store: Fender Limited Edition Mike Kerr Jaguar Bass, Rosewood Fingerboard, Tiger's Blood Orange

And a fairly recent Reverb listing: Fender Limited Edition Mike Kerr Jaguar Bass, Rosewood- Tiger's Blood Orange (MX23075604) | Reverb

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wavemaker said:
I don’t care for gold hardware and I’m still getting used to paying 1400 for a MIM shortscales - even though my JMJ is just lovely - but is that a Thunderbird pickup in a Fender?
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No, it’s a mini humbucker and a mudbucker.

I hope they actually do some quality control on these. Remember how awful the Gold Foil Jazz basses were? Fender’s QC on MIM stuff has been virtually nonexistent the last few years. There’s no MIM on earth that’s worth as much as Fender charges for them nowadays.

I love Royal Blood but I didn’t realize Mike’s bass has good hardware and it’s definitely not for me.
 
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I'm glad Fender is finally putting this out, but personally I'd rather it be his black one... I know my local shops won't get one but this is a must try for me.
 
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Robot.G said:
Looks really cool except for the gold hardware.

I actually hadn't heard of Mike Kerr or Royal Blood before. Checking them out now.

Thanks for posting!
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I never heard of them and then saw them opening for a band I can't even remember. Me and my buddy were so confused till we figured out what was happening. They're pretty good. I don't love the music but they're talented.
 
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Gorn said:
I never heard of them and then saw them opening for a band I can't even remember. Me and my buddy were so confused till we figured out what was happening. They're pretty good. I don't love the music but they're talented.
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Yeah, I feel about the same way. I'm sometimes surprised by who qualifies for a Fender Artist Signature instrument.

I moved back to Michigan years ago and some of my old friends wanted me to play in their Death Metal band. They were playing V guitars and wanted me to get a V bass. That was when the Grace Potter Signature Flying V was released. After I pointed that out, they changed their tune and no longer play V's. Haha!
 
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sleddogn said:
I want that bass big time

Showing up on Willcutt's site now...

Fender Limited Edition Mike Kerr Jaguar Bass, Rosewood Fingerboard, Tiger's Blood Orange (199)
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The link shows up as a 404 error for me, and I get no results searching their site for "Mike Kerr".

Interesting pickup arrangement on this - the bridge pickup looks like a T-bird style humbucker and the neck one looks like a P pickup in a larger housing, at least going off the visible pole pieces. Neither of these are commonly found on Fender basses. I'm only a little bit aware of who Mike Kerr is, so I am guessing that these mimic a modification he made to his own bass. I'm definitely intrigued, probably not enough to buy one but if I happen to see one around I'll give it a try for curiosity's sake.
 
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Robot.G said:
Yeah, I feel about the same way. I'm sometimes surprised by who qualifies for a Fender Artist Signature instrument.

I moved back to Michigan years ago and some of my old friends wanted me to play in their Death Metal band. They were playing V guitars and wanted me to get a V bass. That was when the Grace Potter Signature Flying V was released. After I pointed that out, they changed their tune and no longer play V's. Haha!
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Wait, so they played V shaped guitars, but stopped playing them when Gibson released that guitar? I know nothing about Grace Potter (google says she's a country musician, but I don't follow that scene) but I don't understand why that would lead someone to not use that shape of guitar. I looked up the Grace Potter model flying V, I'm not a huge fan of pointy guitars in general but I dig the shape of the pickguard. Did she do something awful? Or your bandmates just didn't want to play a guitar shape that someone who plays country music also plays?
 
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Isaac_James said:
Wait, so they played V shaped guitars, but stopped playing them when Gibson released that guitar? I know nothing about Grace Potter (google says she's a country musician, but I don't follow that scene) but I don't understand why that would lead someone to not use that shape of guitar. I looked up the Grace Potter model flying V, I'm not a huge fan of pointy guitars in general but I dig the shape of the pickguard. Did she do something awful? Or your bandmates just didn't want to play a guitar shape that someone who plays country music also plays?
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I can't explain the metal heads. But yeah.
 
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